{"id":6338,"date":"2023-07-11T21:48:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T21:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/blog\/?p=6338"},"modified":"2023-12-05T11:00:38","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T11:00:38","slug":"yachtmaster-ocean-syllabus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/blog\/yachtmaster-ocean-syllabus\/","title":{"rendered":"Yachtmaster Ocean Syllabus (what to expect in the theory course)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our 40 hour <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/rya-courses\/yachtmaster-ocean-theory-course\">Yachtmaster Ocean theory course<\/a> runs over five evenings, and is designed for skippers who want the qualification, knowledge, and skills you need to skipper a yacht using astro-navigation &#8211; the use of the sextant and worldwide meteorology.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what are the specific details of the RYA Yachtmaster Ocean syllabus, and what can you expect to be doing daily?<\/p>\n<h2>The syllabus sections are:<\/h2>\n<h3>The earth and the celestial sphere<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Definition of observer\u2019s zenith and position of a heavenly body in terms of latitude, longitude, GHA and declination<\/li>\n<li>Right angle relationships, latitude and co-late, declination and polar distance<\/li>\n<li>Relationship between GHA, longitude and LHA<\/li>\n<li>Tabulation of declination in nautical almanac<\/li>\n<li>Rate of increase of hour angle with time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The PZX triangle<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The tabulated components of the triangle, LHA, co-lat and polar distance<\/li>\n<li>The calculable components, zenith distance and azimuth<\/li>\n<li>Relationship between zenith distance and altitude<\/li>\n<li>Introduction to the tabular method of solution in the Air Navigation Tables and the basic sight form<\/li>\n<li>The use of calculators for the solution of the PZX triangle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The sextant<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Practical guide to the use and care of a sextant at sea<\/li>\n<li>Conversion of sextant altitude to true altitude<\/li>\n<li>Application of dip, index error and refraction<\/li>\n<li>Correction of side error, perpendicularity, index error and collimation error<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Measurement of time<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Definition of, and relationship between, UT, LMT, standard time and zone time<\/li>\n<li>Rating of chronometers and watches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Meridian altitudes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Forecasting time of meridian altitude<\/li>\n<li>Reduction of meridian altitude sights<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Sun, star and other sights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Reduction and plotting of sun sights using Air Navigation Tables<\/li>\n<li>Awareness of use of calculator for sight reduction<\/li>\n<li>The plotting of a sun-run-sun meridian altitude<\/li>\n<li>Awareness of the reduction and plotting of sights obtained from stars, moon and planets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Compass checking<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Use of amplitude and azimuth tables systems and\/or calculator<\/li>\n<li>Satellite Navigation Systems<\/li>\n<li>Principles and limitations of use of all systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Great circle sailing<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Comparison of rhumb lines and great circles<\/li>\n<li>Vertices and composite tracks<\/li>\n<li>The computation of a series of rhumb lines approximating to a great circle by use of gnomonic and Mercator projections<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Meteorology<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>General pressure distribution and prevailing winds over the oceans of the world<\/li>\n<li>Tropical revolving storms, seasonal occurrence and forecasting by observation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Passage planning<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Publications available to assist with planning of long passages (routeing charts, ocean passages of the world and other publications)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preparation for ocean passage including survival equipment, victualling, water and fuel management, chafe protection, spares and maintenance<\/p>\n<h3>Passage making<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Navigational routine<\/li>\n<li>Watch-keeping<\/li>\n<li>Crew management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Communications<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Satellite and terrestrial systems<\/li>\n<li>Weather information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>You might also like: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/blog\/how-many-miles-do-you-need-for-day-skipper\/\">Day Skipper Syllabus<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our 40 hour Yachtmaster Ocean theory course runs over five evenings, and is designed for skippers who want the qualification, knowledge, and skills you need to skipper a yacht using astro-navigation &#8211; the use of the sextant and worldwide meteorology. 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